Camps & Summer Programs

APRIL VACATION CAMP

Join Ecology School staff during April vacation as we explore the great Maine outdoors! Journey to the beach, salt marsh, forest, pond or garden with new friends and familiar faces -- somewhere new each day! Fun adventures, games, activities and expeditions await your young explorers. **NEW LOCATION: 184 Simpson Road, River Bend Farm, Saco

ECOLOGY ADVENTURE DAY CAMP

Ocean Park, Old Orchard Beach – Join us as we explore the Ocean Park Community for a week of journeys and expeditions. Each day will take us somewhere new, whether to the forest, beach, marsh, creeks, and maybe even to play some shuffleboard! Games, activities and exploration for summer days filled with fun and friends! Rising 1st – 6th grade, 9am to 4pm

Cocoons Day School, Kennebunk – Are you ready to be a nature detective? Or try your hand at being a map maker? How about searching for tiny creatures that live all around us? Join us as we explore the forest, fields and ocean near Cocoons Day School in Kennebunk to discover the secrets that nature has to tell us!Ages 4-7, 9am to 3pm

We often hear from parents, "I wish I could go to Ecology School!" Well, we have a program for you! Become a nature detective and explore the forest, beach, tide pools, & more with the children in your life! Join us as we travel throughout coastal Maine for a week of journeys and expeditions throughout Saco Bay or the Portland area, discovering tide pools, climbing mountains, canoeing through marshes, or riding a ferry out to the islands!

The Ecology School

Since 1998, The Ecology School has brought innovative ecology education programs to thousands of children throughout New England and nationwide through overnight programs, field trips, outreach to schools, professional development and publications.